SKIING & SNOWBOARDING
Cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, heli-skiing, snowboarding -- it is all available to you here in Golden, some of the best in world in fact.
The Kicking Horse Mountain Resort
boasts some of the deepest natural powder in the region, and also includes the Golden Eagle Express 8 passenger gondola, as well as the Eagle Eye Restaurant at the summit of Whitetooth Mountain. Book now for a perfect downhill skiing vacation; this fantastic new resort is considered one of the best kept ski secrets on the continent, but with so many thrills in its favour, it won't be for long. For the cross-country skiing enthusiast, the Dawn Mountain Nordic Trails below the Purcell Mountains maintains over 12 km of groomed and tracked trails through gladed alpine forests and meadows. The Golden Golf Club also opens its course to cross country skiers in the winter months. Finally, for the skier or snowboarder seeking the ultimate in adventure, there is heli-skiing, where you will be taken to untouched slopes in the Purcell and Selkirk ranges for the thrill of a lifetime.
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WATER ADVENTURES
Golden, B.C. is where the Columbia and Kicking Horse Rivers collide and conjoin, and this along with a variety of beautiful glacial lakes and hotsprings make Golden and the surrounding region ideal for water sports and recreation of all kinds. Whitewater rafting along the Kicking Horse River (seen right) is known around the world by experienced rafters.
You can book a seat with Wet N' Wild
Rafting through us. Its spectacular rapids, with such names as The Double Trouble, Riptide, Watchman, and The Nozzle provide exhilaration in its highest form. For those with tamer tastes, wetland tours and slowfloat trips along the Columbia River, where an amazing variety of wildlife and birds may be seen, offer a wonderful way to appreciate the Rockies -- without getting quite as wet. Kayaking and canoeing are also available on the Kicking Horse and Columbia Rivers, as well as the nearby Kinbasket Lake. For true relaxation in its purest form, visit the marvellous hot springs in neighbouring Radium, Fairmont, or Banff. There you will find proof that for all of man's wonders in technology, Mother Nature still makes the best hot tubs.
HANG GLIDING & PARAGLIDING
Golden is world-famous for its thermals, providing phenomenal lift and distance for hang gliders and paragliders around the globe every summer. It is for this reason that the Canadian National Hang Gliding and Paragliding Championships are held here every year. From the Mount 7 launch site, hang gliders can reach distances of more than 300 km, paragliders 100 km, over the mountaintops of the Selkirks and Purcells.
GOLF, FISHING, AND MORE
Attractions and activities in Golden and surrounding region run in the thousands, from the Golden Rodeo every August, to the platinum rated Golden Golf and Country Club, to the incredible stream and lake fishing all throughout the area including Columbia River, Blackwater, Kinbasket, Susan and Jeb Lakes. Attractions include -- rock climbing, ice climbing, snowmobiling, mountain biking, glacier viewings & landings on the Columbia Icefields, snowshoeing, dogsledding, backpacking, camping, swimming, nature tours, alpine tours, trail riding on horseback, Cessna plane tours, helicopter tours, museums, resorts, an old-fashioned frontier village -- the list goes on. You can be told about it -- or you can experience it all for yourself. Contact me for further information on the town of Golden and the British Columbia Rocky Mountains and all that they have to offer. Better yet, make your reservations now, for the vacation of a lifetime.
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